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“I remember a little later wondering why things always turn out to be diametrically opposed to what you expect them to be. It's no good even trying to predict what this opposite will be because it always fools you and turns out to be the opposite of that, if you see what I mean. If you think this is geometrically impossible all I can say is that you don't know my life”
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

“It's just that I know the world is so wide and full of people and exciting things that I just go crazy every day stuck in these institutions. I mean if I don't get started soon, how will I get the chance to sharpen my wits? It takes lots of training. You have to start very young.”
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

“What’s the use of remembering anything? If it was unpleasant it was unpleasant and if it was pleasant it’s over.”
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado

“The vehemence of my moral indignation surprised me. Was I beginning to have standards and principles, and, oh dear, scruples? What were they, and what would I do with them, and how much were they going to get in my way?”
― Elaine Dundy, The Dud Avocado